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2022-04-29 08:12:22
Hertfordshire Festival of Music
The seventh edition of the Hertfordshire Festival of Music, taking place in and around Hertford, runs from 2 to 11 June 2022, This year’s principal artist is horn player Ben Goldscheider who will be performing with his Goldscheider Quintet in narrated pieces by Ruth Gipps and Ravel, giving a recital with pianist Richard Uttley, and giving a masterclass to selected aspiring horn performers. Cellist Guy Johnston, pianist Melvyn Tan, violinist Mathilde Milwidsky and pianist Huw Watkins will be visiting the festival for the first time, whilst the Maggini Quartet and ZRI will be making return visits. The featured living composer this year is David Matthews and his music, along with that of Malcolm Arnold runs through the festival. Two local artists will feature in performances of Arnold's music, flautist Emma Halnan and organist William Whitehead perform concertos by Malcolm Arnold with the Festival Orchestra conducted by Matthew Taylor. David Matthews' music at […]
2021-03-02 00:30:00
Elgar: String Quartet & Piano Quintet - Mistry Quartet & David Owen Norris
Edward Elgar:01. - 03. String Quartet in E minor, op.83 [25'01]04. - 06. Piano Quintet in A minor, op.84* [34'42]David Owen Norris- piano*. Mistry Quartet [Jagdish Mistry & Charles Sewar- violins, Caroline Henbest- viola, Susan Monks- cello] Argo 433 312-2 [recorded October 1990 & January 1991*; CD released 1992] [digital download; flacs, booklet, cover and inlay scans] Recording venue: All Saints Church, East Finchley, LondonRecording engineer: Simon Eaden; Producer: Chris Hazell For me, although from my early teens Elgar has been a favourite composer, his Piano Quintet was one of those works which you don't 'get' for years until a new release comes along and you suddenly understand it and realise what you have been missing all those years. That recording, issued in 1997, was by the Maggini Quartet and Peter Donohoe for Naxos. Now going back I find this recording by the Mistry Quartet and David Owen Norris equally fine. […]
2020-12-30 09:05:18
2020 in reviews: diary of a strange year
[…] back to the park with a short season of socially distanced outdoor concerts performed by a fine array of artists; for many, the first opportunity since lockdown to hear live music. Having cancelled their planned festival, Waterperry Opera Festival impressively brought together a semi-staged performance of Mozart's Cosi fan Tutte, a truly memorable evening. Anthony Friend's Bandstand Chamber Festival imaginatively brought live chamber music to the bandstand in Battersea Park where we heard the Maggini Quartet, and the Solem Quartet. And the festival returned as Spotlight Chamber Festival with indoor concerts in December, including Roderick Williams in Schubert's Schwanengesang. Our first indoor concert following lockdown was the Heath Quartet in fine form at Wigmore Hall, and Elizabeth Llewellyn made her recital debut at the hall with a terrific programme of late romantic songs. At St John's Smith Square, Mark Bebbington, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Jan Latham Koenig showed […]